Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes

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Thanksgiving is often referred to as the gluttonous holiday. We gather with our loved ones and binge on all that delicious turkey, rolls, stuffing, potatoes, desserts…the list goes on and on. This year make a promise to yourself and your family to cook all the yummy food you love – but the healthier alternative of [...]

The 100 Foods Dr. Oz Wants in Your Shopping Cart

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It’s the only grocery list you’ll ever need. Dr. Oz covers everything from produce to desserts to keep your kitchen stocked with only the healthiest foods. Print this list and take it on your next trip to the supermarket. Courtesy of the Dr. Oz Show. You may also like: Vitamin B12 -The Forgotten Energy B [...]

Listeria – Do You Know the Facts?

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Listeria is found in soil, groundwater, animal feed, sewage, and even dust. It mostly lives in soil, where the bacterium eats decaying plants. Once it makes its way into the food supply and is eaten by a humans, listeria transforms into a very different bug – one that can live inside human cells. Because listeria [...]

The Art of War, Love & Food Balance

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There I was, sitting listening to Zeppelin as my body swayed from the moving subway.  As Robert Plant screamed through my ear buds, I noticed in front of me a couple appearing to have a disagreement. [Melissa takes out her ear buds to eaves drop] I remember those days, I thought. Those were the days [...]

Making Baking Even Easier

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If you’ve done much baking, you know that a well-greased pan is what keeps your beautifully baked cake from becoming The Cake That Looks Like a Cat Chew Toy.  Even the airiest chiffon can fall prey to a sticky, grasping pan…and while a flattened chiffon is still delicious, an easily-gotten-out-of-the-pan chiffon is even better.  (The [...]

Nutrition While You Shop

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Shopping for a healthier diet can be confusing, even for the most nutritionally-savvy individual. Spring into action this June by attending a grocery store tour lead by registered dietitian, Gail Posner, R.D., M.S.  Learn to choose wisely from the vast array of foods in the market for optimal energy and health, to lose weight, or [...]

Greener By The Minute: Eco-Friendly & Romantic Dates

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Bored with the same ‘ole dates you’re going on with your sweetie? Always excited about new eco-friendly and organic products and ideas? You are probably itching to find some date ideas that are also good for you friend, The Environment. So grab your loved one or just a friend and embark on a new adventure [...]

Head To VegFest This Weekend – Sunday, March 27th!

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Interested RESTAURANTS, EXHIBITORS and SPONSORS: Please visit our Restaurant, Exhibitor, and Sponsor Web pages. MEMBERS of VegMichigan get into VegFest free. To join, click here or on the box at the top of this page. Children are welcome and will enjoy activities and free giveaways courtesy of VegMichigan and a number of exhibitors. VOLUNTEERS are [...]

SOME LIKE IT HOT!! COOKING WITH CHILI PEPPERS

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Like their much sweeter cousins, chili peppers are loaded with health boosting antioxidants like beta-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin, and vitamins A and C. Together these nutritional heavy weights help promote heart, vision, and immune system health. But these spicy little nutritional powerhouses also contain a bonus ingredient, CAPSAICIN. In addition to putting the heat in [...]

Two Great Weeknight Meals! Yummy! Pizza And Pad Thai!

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I mentioned Robin Robertson’s newest cookbook, Vegan on the Cheap, a couple entries ago when I made her recipe for barbecued tofu and black bean burritos.  This week, I made two more of her recipes that proved to be equally delicious: an adapted version of her Penne-Wise Peanutty Pasta and her Tuscan White Bean Pizza.  Here are [...]